When I was in Madrid this summer I had drinks with my friends, Adam and JP, who invited me to join them in on two islands in Greece for two weeks while we worked remotely. Of course I accepted – I hadn’t been to Greece since the 1990s, and never to an Greek island. We spent the first 5 days on the island of Kos, a small island, and then moved to Rodos, which was much larger. I had a lot of work to do while we were there, but so did the guys. We did a good job of balancing the work with exploration, beach time, the gym, drinks and conversation, and eating as much Greek food as we could.
I thought both Kos and Rodos were really great. I was surprised at how delicious the food was — authentic, inexpensive and plentiful too. The three of us relished the local house wines, flavors and dishes at a local bistro whose father and son made their small homestyle operation seem effortless. We kept returning for the beef liver that didn’t taste like you always expect liver to taste — livery.
Our local neighborhood didn’t have other tourists and it was easy to feel as though we blended in with the local scenery and lifestyle. I was expecting everything to feel very touristy, and of course there were places we visited that did, but more than that the local endemic history, people and culture were apparent and more accessible than I had expected.
Adam rented a car for us explore both Kos and Rodos which was more fun to do together than I typically do alone. As I continue traveling I find my favorite adventures are those that I can share with others.
